Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1887-07-02
Qualification in Kansas.

EDS. HERALD;-Permit, I pray you, an humble
citizen to express his views regarding secession
and notification. It is not often that your hum
bic servant begs Of editors space in their valuable
papers for the purpose OF discussing grave sub
jects such as that OF secession or even that Of
notification, but at present his heart is melting
and II he cannot give vent 10 his filed up emotions
he fears that he will soon collapse YOu learned
editors have time and again dissected the late
John c. Calhoun and need not be instructed rela-
tive TO what he taught his day, but there are
ignorant, unread people who have been, and are
now doubtless, feeling terribly offended at the
Hon. John c. Calhoun for having taught the doc
trine OF nulliacation. They, in their ignorance,
believe that nullihcatiOn and secession means the
same thing. They cannot, because they do not
take the pains 70 properly inform themselves, be-
lieVe that John C. Calhoun was regarded by Henry
Clay and Daniel Webster as being one Of the
brightest intelleets, and purest minded men, Of
his day, and that Hon. James g. Blaine bestows
upon him word Of praise Of no common import,
They brand his name with infamy and think that
his doctrine Of notification meant secession, and
never stop 10 think that they are mistaken For
their benefit let your humble servant tell them
that notification meant then, and stiu means, an
effort pnt forth to prevent law from being en-
forced. Congress enacted tariff law which did
not meet the approval OF John c. Calhoun and he
desired and advocated that it was right for the
people OF his State TO refuse TO pay their proper
tionate portion Of the taxes according TO the pro-
visions Of that law. He did not advocate that the
people should Fecede, but remain in the Union
and yet not observe that particular law. Hence
he called a nuliiher. There are plenty Of PEG
pei in State guilty OF multiplying such laws as
| they do not endorse. The whisky law may be
unjust, bat set whenever any private citizens, by
word or deed acts 20 render il less operative
he becomes in a measure, a nuIiihef. Surely if
| trying 10 nullify one law enacted by the Govern
ment Of the United States, the citizens of free
/ Kansas" ought TO be severely condemned for put
| ting even a straw in the way Of the enforcement
| Of the laws Of own State. YiolatOrs Of law
who are arrested tried, convicted, yea plead gull
/ ty to repeated violations Of law, and sentenced
| according to law, should suffer according - the
law il We expect to get rid Of yioators OF our laws
/ II certain laws are disrespected and repeatedly
/ violated stringent measures must be employed
/ TO deter others from tramplng them under theh
feet. Let ne count, mark and note our w0uld-bt
nullihers and see if they would not improve By
| taking suau doses Of the naturalization medi
cine. Obedience 70 law in Kansas is as neces
sary as it is I'm other states and when men scel
10 their official positions to render tie lazy les
awful and terrific in the sight OF those who try Il
ignore it altogether let every one who loves good
government cry against them as loud as Andrew
Jackson did against John c. Calhoun.
An HUMBLE CITIZEN.